Assignment for Chapter 13—Answer the 7 DB questions (Jessica and Angelique) This part due to be posted by July 29th.
How does Nebraska school finance work? Discuss these issues with your group and post a response on the Discussion Board under the Nebraska Finance title.
1. What are the two primary sources of funding for schools in Nebraska?
The two primary sources of funding are property taxes and state funding.
2. In addition to the two sources above, how else can schools get funding in Nebraska?
Federal funds and grants are two major options ngfor schools to get money though private tuition and contributions certainly help schools to finance all of their costs for mantaining excellence in education.
3. When a spending lid becomes law, is it possible for a school to access funding outside of the lid? If so, how can a school do that?
Yes, it is possible for a school to access money even if a spending lid becomes a law. Usually they will do this through a bond issue voted on by the community to fund a specific project.
4. In your local district, what percent of the property taxes raised go to funding your school district (average for the members of the study group)?
The average percent for our group would be about 45% of property taxes going toward funding school districts.
5. How should/could school districts respond to unfunded legislative mandates?
This is difficult as usually the way to fund legislative mandates that are unfunded is through raising property taxes which is never a popular option. A school district could opt to not meet the mandate but that would then result in turmoil for the district and funding cuts in other areas.
6. Which bill in the Unicameral has changed the school finance process in Nebraska?
LB 545 has changed the school finance process in Nebraska since being passed at the last legislative session. It stems from LB 988 which passed in 2008. . LB 545 is designed to make cuts across the board to all schools. 7. What do you think the implications of this new legislation will mean for schools in the state? The new legislation will certainly change the amount of money districts receive through state aid by cutting funding to public education to all schools instead of the disproportional cuts which were common to some schools with LB988. No doubt, schools will have to be on tighter budgets and manage their money under stricter control as a result of this legislation.
Assignment for Chapter 13—Answer the 7 DB questions (Jessica and Angelique) This part due to be posted by July 29th.
How does Nebraska school finance work?
Discuss these issues with your group and post a response on the Discussion Board under the Nebraska Finance title.
1. What are the two primary sources of funding for schools in Nebraska?
The two primary sources of funding are property taxes and state funding.
2. In addition to the two sources above, how else can schools get funding in Nebraska?
Federal funds and grants are two major options ngfor schools to get money though private tuition and contributions certainly help schools to finance all of their costs for mantaining excellence in education.
3. When a spending lid becomes law, is it possible for a school to access funding outside of the lid? If so, how can a school do that?
Yes, it is possible for a school to access money even if a spending lid becomes a law. Usually they will do this through a bond issue voted on by the community to fund a specific project.
4. In your local district, what percent of the property taxes raised go to funding your school district (average for the members of the study group)?
The average percent for our group would be about 45% of property taxes going toward funding school districts.
5. How should/could school districts respond to unfunded legislative mandates?
This is difficult as usually the way to fund legislative mandates that are unfunded is through raising property taxes which is never a popular option. A school district could opt to not meet the mandate but that would then result in turmoil for the district and funding cuts in other areas.
6. Which bill in the Unicameral has changed the school finance process in Nebraska?
LB 545 has changed the school finance process in Nebraska since being passed at the last legislative session. It stems from LB 988 which passed in 2008. . LB 545 is designed to make cuts across the board to all schools.
7. What do you think the implications of this new legislation will mean for schools in the state?
The new legislation will certainly change the amount of money districts receive through state aid by cutting funding to public education to all schools instead of the disproportional cuts which were common to some schools with LB988. No doubt, schools will have to be on tighter budgets and manage their money under stricter control as a result of this legislation.